Bethany Curve

Bethany Curve is a Shoegaze/Dream-Pop band from Santa Cruz, California. The band was formed in 1994, just as the first generation shoegaze bands such as Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Lush, and Cocteau Twins began to disolve. Their trademark sound, best experienced live, is like a giant wash of melodic sounds all coming from two guitars, bass and drums. Song structures are written like story lines that contain many different verses and choruses surrounded by bridges that never repeat. When asked in an interview about this type of songwriting, Richard Millang claims direct inspiration from his dreams. Shoegazing is a style of music that emerged in Britain in the late 1980s. ... Slowdive was a shoegazer band formed in 1989, lasting until 1995. ... Clockwise from bottom left: Colm OCiosoig, Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields, Debbie Googe My Bloody Valentine were an Irish-British shoegazing rock band. ... Miki Berenyi Emma Anderson Phil King Chris Acland Lush was a British shoegazing band, formed in 1988 by Steve Rippon, Emma Anderson, Meriel Barham, Chris Acland and Miki Berenyi. ... Cocteau Twins were an influential and prolific British band formed in 1980, their music becoming nearly synonymous with their record label 4AD. Their trademark sound of layered, ethereal guitar and indecipherable vocals inspired the 1990s shoegazing genre, which included numerous bands such as Lush, Slowdive, Pale Saints, and My Bloody...

Bethany Curve is perhaps one of the longest standing Shoegaze groups to date. Continuing with their trademark motto, "Atmosphere | Arrangement | Sound | Layering | Noise", Bethany Curve is still very active, currently working on their 6th full-length record as of 2005 and playing several live shows each year. Shoegazing is a style of music that emerged in Britain in the late 1980s. ...

Members

Richard Millang (vocals, guitar)
Nathan Guevara (lead guitar)
David Mac Wha (drums)

Discography

Mee-Eaux Full-length Cassette, realeased 1995, Hypnosigh Records

Skies a Crossed Sky Full-length CD, realeased 1996, Unit Circle Rekkids

Gold Full-length CD, released 1998, Unit Circle Rekkids

You Brought Us Here Full-length CD, released 2001, Unit Circle Rekkids

Flaxen Full-length CD, released 2004, Kitchen Whore Records

Official Web Site

www.bethanycurve.com